Artsmark
Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools and education settings, awarded by Arts Council England, recognising their commitment to high quality arts and cultural education. The Artsmark self-evaluation framework can be used for conversations between arts teachers and senior leaders. You can audit your current provision against the criteria and plan the next stage in your development journey and how the arts can be used to address school improvement priorities. You can register with Arts Council England and submit evidence to be awarded Artsmark at Silver, Gold or Platinum level.
CMA is an Artsmark Partner and can support you on your journey through:
discussion with a CMA senior leader about leadership and other strategic criteria (values and ethos, curriculum design, equality and diversity);
support for arts teachers in schools to meet continuing professional development and pupil engagement criteria;
providing and signposting extra-curricular activity for your pupils to meet the range of activity and partnership criteria;
support for measuring the impact of your pupils engagement with in school and out of school arts activity which will support school accountability measures.
You can find out more information about Artsmark at artsmark.org.uk.
Our Schools Offer
Support for teachers
Membership of the Croydon Schools Arts Network and network meetings for colleagues to share practice
Bitesize webinars which teachers can access in their own time
Progression frameworks across Key Stages 1 to 3 linked to Star Award
Support for your young musicians and artists
Classroom music and performing arts programmes in primary schools
Out of school opportunities for young musicians and artists